Computer Concepts in Kanata is the best!

With all my recent terrible customer service (for both the business and for the wedding) I have to rave about my latest WONDERFUL experience.
As you probably all know by now, my hard drive died and I spent a few days running around dealing with people who couldn't help me or who wanted to charge me over 800 dollars to recover my data (who will remain nameless). My last hope was Computer Concepts on Castlefrank Road in Kanata.

I went in around 12:00pm and they told me they would check it out and give me a call later in the afternoon if they could see my data. At about 3:00pm they told me to come back in because they'd recovered my data in what would have taken the other guys three days and at like 10 times less!

I see on their website http://www.computerconcepts.ca/ it says "tired of dealing with big box stores?" and yes I am, i love supporting smaller businesses because we have to look out for each other.

Anyways, Doug at Computer Concepts is my new best friend. Sorry Mario of 1180 Party Productions. (Mario was my best friend from the time he said he'd dj my wedding until now!)
They've already checked in to make sure my hard drive is still working and I've managed to transfer my data and for that I thought they deserved a post about how wonderful they are. It's refreshing to find a company that isn't looking to take advantage of you and genuinely are concerned about your important data.

Inconclusion, if you have computer problems or want computer products including harware and software, do yourself a favour of not dealing with uneducated people who will sell you the wrong cable (again no names) and go to Computer Concepts because they're the best!

Portraits In The Park- Session Dates and Times

This year I will be having two portraits in the park sessions, both at the beautiful Hogs Back Park in October.

Here are a few photos of the grounds incase you've never seen the it in the fall. I'll be doing everything from portfolios, headshots, families to engagement sessions.



Some taken last year:





DATES AVAILABLE:

Saturday October 10th, 2009 Hogs Back Park:
8:30-9:30 filled
9:30-10:45 open
11-12:00 filled
12:15-1:30 open
2-3:30 open
3:30-4:15 filled
4:30-6:00 open


Sunday October 18th, 2009. Hogs Back Park:
10-11:15 filled
11:30-12:30: open
12:45-2:00 open

The session prices will be as follows (prints, photobooks and all extras can be purchased at an additional cost):

Headshots, personal photos (1 person)
$75
1/2 an hour of photographer's time on location
approximately 50 images on CD


Pregnancy (1-3 people)
$100
45 minutes in the park
all images on high resolution Cd


Engagement Session (2 people)
$125
45 minutes to 1 hour of photographer's time
All images on high resolution Cd


Family Session (1-5 people)
$150
1 hour of photographer's time
all images on CD


Family Session (5-10 people)
$200
1.5 hours of photographer's time
Unlimited groupings/poses
all images on high resolution cd with rights to reproduce


Please contact me at info at melanieshieldsphotography dot com (no spaces, please use @ and .com) or telephone me at my contact number to reserve your space today!

July was family portrait month

Here at the studio and location, July seemed to be the month of family portraits and it was great. We seemed to have good weather long enough for our outdoor and in studio shots of several families. Here are 6 week old cutie Mackenzie and 11 month old beauty, Grace.






soo cute


With Daddy


and Mommy




Such a loving family...






Feet


Hands







Grace,







Smiley


I adore this picture of Kelly and Grace playing




















The famous Army crawl..

Thanks to both families for letting me share their images of their beautiful daughters.

Kayla and Chuk!

This year I don't have too many Strathmere weddings (unlike last year) so I vowed to do everything in my power to use all the locations for Kayla and Chuk's wedding in June.

Here are a few of my favourites from their engagement session at Mackenzie King Estate that I posted as the network crashed!








And the wedding...

Beautiful pew buckets!


Guys having fun before the ceremony







Inside Ceremony









Their faces make me laugh every time I see this photo!




In the Garden




I love that the Grooms can always make their Brides laugh






Thanks for the opportunity guys; your wedding was beautiful and definitely memorable.